Somalia: International military and policing assistance should be reviewed

21 January 2010, Index number: AFR 52/001/2010

This briefing note details existing and new information about recent arms supplies, training and other assistance to the security forces of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG). It summarises Amnesty International's concerns about the lack of international human rights standards and effective accountability with regard to this international military and policing assistance, given the dire human rights situation in Somalia.